Within the Land of Rivers, Xia Yan stood amid the ruins, his gaze fixed on Chiyo in the distance.
By now, this entire area had been reduced to rubble by his battle with Chiyo.
The craters of varying sizes and the puppet wreckage strewn across the ground made it clear just how fierce their clash had been.
The instant Chiyo had controlled her puppets to attack, Xia Yan had begun attacking with Flying Thunder God.
However, Chiyo was a little too far away for him to lure her directly into the area filled with Flying Thunder God seeds, so he could only keep destroying the puppets within that area.
Chiyo was naturally extremely cautious. As a Puppet Master, she disliked letting anyone get close. She still vividly remembered how Tsunade had once smashed through her puppets with a single punch each and nearly reached her.
Although Xia Yan was not a freak of monstrous strength like Tsunade, his speed and his uncanny Flying Thunder God were entirely beyond anything Tsunade could match.
Simply put, you could see Tsunade's attacks, but you had no way to block them. All you could do was dodge.
But you could not even see Xia Yan's attacks, let alone defend against or dodge them in time.
That was why Chiyo always kept enough distance between herself and Xia Yan, with defensive puppets surrounding her at all times.
Whenever Xia Yan showed any inclination to advance, she immediately retreated. When he fell back, she did not readily pursue him, instead sending puppets to probe him.
Although this approach cost Chiyo dozens of puppets within just a few minutes, she had also gained some understanding of Xia Yan's capabilities.
She noticed that the fellow before her seemed to stay within an area roughly thirty to forty meters